Archive

  • MS&AD confirms outsourcing as Barings deal proceeds

    20 November 2025

    Japanese group is buying 18% of asset manager

  • MS&AD makes $1.4bn investment in Barings

    17 November 2025

    Japanese group is buying 18% stake from MassMutual

  • Sumitomo Life invests in Japanese infra fund

    06 October 2025

    Fund will include projects related to decarbonisation and energy, social infrastructure, and digital infrastructure

  • APAC Week - Is Sompo about to land (yet) another overseas M&A in Aspen?

    26 August 2025

    After the Americas-haul by Japanese groups so far, 'looks like you're gonna need a bigger boat'...

  • Investment risk-taking balanced out keiretsu sales' effect on MS&AD's solvency in 2024

    21 May 2025

    Japanese group is selling down strategic holdings, along with Sompo and Tokio Marine

  • APAC Weekly - Would you panic-buy rice?

    15 April 2025

    Cool heads were needed, but arguably hard to find, this month, as Donald Trump's tariffs stirred up a storm across APAC

  • Comment - A good time for insurers to divest Japanese cross-shareholdings?

    09 April 2025

    In turbulent times, major Japanese insurers are trying to work out what price is fair, to unwind significant 'keiretsu'

  • APAC Weekly - 'How to Spend It': Japan's authorities allocate most 'green bond' proceeds to climate adaptation

    08 April 2025

    Insurers are prominent lenders to Japan's local authorities through issues of green bonds

  • Dai-ichi Life to add AUD 131.4bn to assets in Australian M&A

    07 April 2025

    Japanese group plans buying stake in Challenger from MS&AD

  • Tokio Marine unit names Mitsubishi in latest $1.3bn strategic-stake sell-off

    03 April 2025

    Insurer will use proceeds for "solving social problems and other growth areas"